10 Best New Year And Christmas Songs That Will Add More Cheer To The Festive Season

As Christmas is around the corner, you can feel the festive spirit in the air. Everyone is in the holiday mood of joy, happiness and philanthropy that makes everything better. And what better way to enjoy this Christmas-New Year season than to listen to some of the best Christmas-New Year songs with your loved ones. Nothing brings people closer than the shared love of music. This Christmas, make sure you include these songs in your playlist!

1. What Are You Doing New Year¡¯s Eve? - Ella Fitzgerald

A classic can never not be a value addition in your playlist. This song by Ella Fitzgerald was originally written by Frank Loesser as an independent song. It peaked at number 9 on Billboard¡¯s Best Selling Rhythm and Blues chart. It effectively captures the essence of one¡¯s longing to be with loved ones around new year¡¯s. Make sure you ask all of your loved ones what they are doing this new year¡¯s eve and play them this song.

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2. All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey

Ever since the world heard this song in the movie Love Actually, no other song comes to mind for Christmas! The song came in 1995 but steered through the tests of time and emerged as number 1 on US charts in 2019 and on UK charts in 2020. The song is as timeless as the beauty Mariah Carey herself. You know it¡¯s Christmas when they start playing All I Want For Christmas Is You everywhere.

3. Last Christmas - Wham!

Last Christmas is one for all the singles and heartbroken out there. It rekindles the hope that you might find someone special in the new year¡¯s. George Micheal¡¯s rendition of his heartbreak and his wistful whispers make it an all time favorite of all people. So if you bump into your ex at a party, play this song to let them know what a horrible thing they did.

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4. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love

This is one of the most moving Christmas tunes of all time. The combination of Darlene Love¡¯s pleading vocals and Phil Spector¡¯s production, along with Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry¡¯s songwriting, could make anyone melt just by listening to this song. If there was any song perfect for Christmas, it would probably be this one.

5. Stay Another Day - East 17

East 17 had not planned on having an all time classic Christmas song as their major hit. This song was an incredibly sad song which was inspired by Tony Mortimer¡¯s brother¡¯s suicide. The raw emotions seep into the group¡¯s somber four part harmonies and Christmas song sleigh bells produce peerless festive melancholy.

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6. White Christmas - Bing Crosby

Christmas brings with itself the nostalgia of shared magical moments which is very powerful. So, we can definitely include this 40¡¯s number on the list of best Christmas songs as it brings memories of a White Christmas we all used to know.

7. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley

Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley has some characteristic swagger known specifically to him. Blue Christmas might have plenty of tributes of its own, but Presley¡¯s Blue Christmas is now a festive staple that is must have on the playlist every festive season.

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8. Santa Tell Me - Ariana Grande

Though this might not be on the same level as Mariah¡¯s All I Want For Christmas Is You, Ariana's Santa Tell Me is much closer to the superhit after 30-ish years of it being produced. The song fits right into Ariana¡¯s catalog of songs, which means you can easily transition from one song to another without it being weird.

9. 8 Days Of Christmas - Destiny¡¯s Child

A cozy old holiday favorite turned into a bumping R&B Christmas carol of our times with addition of sass and unabashed materialism. Beyonce, Kelly and Michelle have got a fine achievement with this song, and so should you, by adding it to your playlist.

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10. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard

This perfect slice of ¡®70s pop could be listened to from the tongue in cheek ¡®ker-ching¡¯ of a ringing till to the fade out of a children¡¯s choir and twinkling bells. Or you can listen to the strange acid trip if Wizzard live and witness Roy Wood¡¯s haunted eyes set in a face dripping with snowy glitter and celebrate a scary Christmas.